cpplint installs statistics
By mine · VS Code Marketplace · Linters
code style check tool extension for cpplint
cpplint has 166,447 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #1737 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings.
PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.
Rating: 4.29 / 5 from 7 ratings
About cpplint
cpplint README
This extension utilizes the cpplint checker to provide C and C++ code style checker within Visual Studio Code.
Features
• check coding style of cpp and c, when open and save source file
Requirements
Install cpplint
Install from source
https://github.com/cpplint/cpplint
Mac & Linux
Windows
• install anaconda download link: https://repo.continuum.io/archive/Anaconda2-5.0.0-Windows-x86_64.exe • install cpplint open the anaconda Prompt, run the following command
Check the install result
Linux
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Windows
Extension Settings
• cpplint.cpplintPath: set cpplint executable path, path on windows should like c:\\ProgramData\\Anaconda2\\Scripts\\cpplint.exe • cpplint.lintMode: set cpplint mode, avialable value are single and workspace • cpplint.lineLength: set line length strict, default is 80 characters • cpplint.excludes: set exclude rules, which is related path and shell globbing is preforming, abosluted path is supported right now • cpplint.filters: set filters, only error messages whose category names pass the filters will be printed • cpplint.root: set the root directory used for deriving header guard CPP variables • cpplint.repository: set top level directory of the repository, used to derive the header guard CPP variable • cpplint.extensions: set the allowed file extensions that cpplint will check • cpplint.languages: set the allowed vscode language identifiers that cpplint will check *(Currently only on single file mode)* • cpplint.headers: set the allowed header extensions that cpplint will consider to be header files • cpplint.verbose: verbose level, errors with lower verbosity levels have lower confidence and are more likely to be false positives
Known Issues
Any issues please contact: cpplint
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- c
- cpp
- multi-root ready
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Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.
Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mine.cpplint. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.